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UK FUSION ENERGY LTD

Crane Concept Design Study

Industrial MachineryCPV 42418000
Value£70k
Deadline28 Jul 2026
Published8 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 8 Jul 202614 days leftCloses 28 Jul 2026
Who to contact
UKIFS Procurement
operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£70ktotal contract value
median £100k
this tender£0£1.3m

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The brief

UKFE is inviting bids from the market so it can appoint a suitably qualified supplier to deliver a Crane Concept Design Study, in support of the SPP.

The STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP) is a programme of work to build, commission and demonstrate fusion power in the UK.

The key goal of the project is to operate a powerplant that places net power on the UK grid from fusion energy in the 2040’s.

West Burton Power Station, Retford, was announced as the home for STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) in October 2022.

Staff also work at Culham Science Centre in Abingdon.

Further details on the technical specification are provided in the tender pack, on the UKFE Delta procurement portal.

This contract follows earlier market engagement which demonstrated sufficient capability and interest in the market for a tender exercise to be run.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Lifting-and-handling-equipment./W5S3379557 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/W5S3379557

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

UKFE is inviting bids from the market

UKFE is inviting bids from the market so it can appoint a suitably qualified supplier to deliver a Crane Concept Design Study, in support of the SPP.

02

The STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP) is

The STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP) is a programme of work to build, commission and demonstrate fusion power in the UK.

03

This contract follows earlier market engagement

This contract follows earlier market engagement which demonstrated sufficient capability and interest in the market for a tender exercise to be run.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c60e
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
064055-2026
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